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Acoustic Music Awards Kicks Off

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Jul 13, 2012, 11:48:48 AM7/13/12
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9th Annual Acoustic Music Awards Kicks Off (IAMA)

The 9th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) kicks off.
IAMA promotes excellence in Acoustic Music Performance and Artistry.
Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web
exposure through this competition.

IAMA is open to all independent artists and labels. Unlike other music
industry competitions, IAMA focuses on developing new markets for
Acoustic artists, labels and with or without CD releases. Past years'
winners include Maddy Rodriguez(Canada), David Francey (Canada), Liz
Longley, Charlie Dore (UK), El McMeen, etc. Last year’s winner went to
Canadian folk singer-songwriter Maddy Rodriguez who won the overall
grand prize as well as the Best Folk Artist. Maddy hit the charts with
her winning song "All The Wasted Time". Maddy is the youngest top
winner of IAMA at just 18 years old.

Win prizes in 8 different categories: Best Male Artist, Best Female
Artist, Best Group/Duo, Folk/Americana/Roots, AAA/Alternative,
Instrumental, Open and Country/Bluegrass. There will also be an
Overall Grand Prize winner awarded to the top winner worth over US
$11,000, which includes radio promotion to over 250 radio stations in
US and Canada. Winning songs will be heard on radio! Winners and
runner-ups will be featured on our CD compilation. Also, we feature up
to 10 different artists get featured and promoted on IAMA website
every month, which provides a review, ratings, CD information and
more.

Judging is based on excellence in music performance, songwriting/
composition and originality. Winners are selected by a panel of
established artists and industry professionals. Information:
http://www.inacoustic.com
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